Lets Edit a Photo - Finishing the Subject (Part 2) Finishing a wildlife edit in Lightroom across 14 masks, working the subject, eye, and branch. The lesson: subjects pop from the light around them, not the slider. Shawn Thomas Photography • Photo Editing
Lets Edit a photo - Building the Background (Part 1) How I edit a wildlife photo, Part 1: building the background. 11 masks, no global sliders, and why the most important step is setting up your baselines first. Shawn Thomas Photography • Photo Editing
Cover Fade To Black Fade to Black is a 15-image black-and-white zine in the spirit of punk and indie self-publishing, built on two rules that compress it: the walls close in, the light fades to black. Given that it's me, it's birds. The framework is rigid. The meaning belongs entirely to the viewer. Shawn Thomas Photography • Book
Be a Guest, Not a Conqueror Wildlife photography ethics, minus the rulebook. Why you're never owed a shot, and how thinking like a guest instead of a conqueror changes everything. Shawn Thomas Photography
Layered backgrounds are awesome WILD: Depth WILD Part Five - Depth: Your background isn't just the stuff behind the bird. It's half the photograph. Here's how to use it with intention. Shawn Thomas Photography • Photography Lessons
WILD: Level WILD Part Four - Level: Getting eye level with your subject is the simplest concept in wildlife photography and sometimes the hardest to actually do. Here's why it changes everything. Shawn Thomas Photography • Photography Lessons
